Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 October 2025
Today’s edition of Coffee Time Briefing includes funding for Miiskin and BoobyBiome and the Discovery Spark business development programme.
News
Heidi Health raises £48m in Series B funding to expand globally
7 October 2025
Heidi Health has announced the closing of a $65 million (£48m) Series B funding round which will help the firm expand globally.
East Suffolk and North Essex goes live with Epic EPR
7 October 2025
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has gone live with an electronic patient record (EPR) system from Epic.
Mersey Care launches digital platform for children with anorexia
6 October 2025
Mersey Care’s children’s eating disorder service has launched a digital intervention for young people with anorexia and their families.
Health sector reacts to plans for an ‘online hospital’ in England
6 October 2025
Leaders from the health sector share their views on government plans to launch an ‘online’ hospital’ in England by 2027.
DHSC to roll out value-based procurement for MedTech
6 October 2025
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is launching new guidelines on value-based procurement for MedTech.
AI physiotherapist approved to make autonomous decisions
3 October 2025
Exclusive: An AI-powered physio platform has been approved to carry out patients’ entire care pathway without input from clinicians.
NICE speakers confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2026
14 April 2026
Two speakers from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have been confirmed
Kent and Medway mental health appointments launch online
14 April 2026
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has a launched a portal to give patients
MHRA secures £3.6m to expand AI regulatory sandbox
13 April 2026
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has secured funding to expand its AI Airlock
IBM awarded £160m to transform NHS App into ‘health companion’
13 April 2026
NHS England has awarded a contract worth more than £160m to IBM for the supplier
AI-scribing to be rolled out across UK’s second largest dental group
13 April 2026
Dental group PortmanDentex has announced a two‑year partnership with Heidi to roll out AI-scribing software
